Last Report: 09/20/2020
Source: https://dl.ncsbe.gov/?prefix=ENRS/2020_11_03/

Returned

Ballots Returned: 120,638
Return Rate: 13.1%

Mail Ballots Returned and Accepted by Party Registration

Party Returned Ballots Freq. Distribution Requested Ballots Return Rate
Democrats 66,381 55.0 461,712 14.4
Republicans 19,085 15.8 160,861 11.9
Minor 324 0.3 3,838 8.4
No Party Affiliation 34,848 28.9 296,712 11.7
TOTAL 120,638 100.0 923,123 13.1
All
Dem
Rep
NPA
Minor

Mail Ballots Returned and Accepted by 2016 Vote History

Note: North Carolina provides only aggregate request statistics, so it is impossible to generate ballot return rates by 2016 general vote.
Voted Count Percent
Voted in 2016 General 93,511 77.5
Did Not Vote in 2016 General 27,127 22.5
TOTAL 120,638 100.0

Mail Ballots Returned and Accepted by Race and Ethnicity

Race/Ethnicity Returned Ballots Freq. Distribution Requested Ballots Return Rate
Non-Hispanic White 87,884 72.8 623,434 14.1
Non-Hispanic Black 19,994 16.6 166,815 12.0
Hispanic 1,893 1.6 21,036 9.0
Non-Hispanic Asian American 358 0.3 21,763 1.6
Non-Hispanic Native American 1,948 1.6 3,863 50.4
Other/Multiple/Unknown 8,560 7.1 86,212 9.9
TOTAL 120,638 100.0 923,123 13.1

Mail Ballots Returned and Accepted by Age

Age Returned Ballots Freq. Distribution Requested Ballots Return Rate
18 to 25 4,096 3.4 67,924 6.0
26 to 40 11,524 9.6 149,486 7.7
41 to 65 39,040 32.4 338,235 11.5
66 and up 62,580 51.9 367,478 17.0
TOTAL 120,638 100.0 923,123 13.1

Mail Ballots Returned and Accepted by Gender

Gender Returned Ballots Freq. Distribution Requested Ballots Return Rate
Female 62,905 52.1 504,995 12.5
Male 52,454 43.5 363,365 14.4
Unknown 5,279 4.4 54,763 9.6
TOTAL 120,638 100.0 923,123 13.1

Rejected

Ballots Rejected: 50
Rejection Rate: 0%

On the Sunday September 20, 2020 update, the North Carolina State Board of Elections removed all rejected records with the ballot status reason of “WITNESS INFO INCOMPLETE”.

North Carolina election officials are required by state law to follow up with these voters. If you are a North Carolina voter concerned about your mail ballot, you can track the status of your ballot at the North Carolina State Board of Elections website.

In the “All” mail ballot returned statistics, I add the mail ballots that are returned and accepted with the rejected ballots. Dividing the number of rejected by this quantity yields a rejection rate.

Mail Ballots Rejected by Party Registration

Party Rejected Ballots Freq. Distribution All Returned Ballots Rejection Rate
Democrats 29 58 66,410 0.0
Republicans 12 24 19,097 0.1
Minor 0 0 324 0.0
No Party Affiliation 9 18 34,857 0.0
TOTAL 50 100 120,688 0.0
All
Dem
Rep
NPA
Minor

Mail Ballots Rejected by Race and Ethnicity

Race/Ethnicity Rejected Ballots Freq. Distribution All Returned Ballots Rejection Rate
Non-Hispanic White 23 46 87,907 0.0
Non-Hispanic Black 17 34 20,011 0.1
Hispanic 4 8 1,897 0.2
Non-Hispanic Asian American 1 2 359 0.3
Non-Hispanic Native American 2 4 1,950 0.1
Other/Multiple/Unknown 3 6 8,563 0.0
TOTAL 50 100 120,688 0.0
Non-Hispanic White
Non-Hispanic Black

Requested

Ballots Requested: 923,123
Request Rate: 13%

Mail Ballot Requests by Party Registration

North Carolina registered Democrats have a 300,851 ballot request lead over registered Republicans.

Party Count Percent
Democrats 461,712 50.0
Republicans 160,861 17.4
Minor 3,838 0.4
No Party Affiliation 296,712 32.1
TOTAL 923,123 100.0

North Carolina releases an update to the voter registration file each Saturday. The voter registration numbers are from the most recent release and may be slightly dated.

All
Dem
Rep
NPA
Minor

Mail Ballot Requests by Race and Ethnicity

Race Count Percent
Non-Hispanic White 623,434 67.5
Non-Hispanic Black 166,815 18.1
Hispanic 21,036 2.3
Non-Hispanic Asian American 21,763 2.4
Non-Hispanic Native American 3,863 0.4
Other/Multiple/Unknown 86,212 9.3
TOTAL 923,123 100.0

Mail Ballot Requests by Age

North Carolina provides mail ballot request data in age ranges inconsistent with other states’ ranges. The age statistics presented here are not included in the national age statistics.

Age Count Percent
18 to 25 67,924 7.4
26 to 40 149,486 16.2
41 to 65 338,235 36.6
66 and up 367,478 39.8
TOTAL 923,123 100.0

Mail Ballot Requests by Gender

Gender Count Percent
Female 504,995 54.7
Male 363,365 39.4
Unknown 54,763 5.9
TOTAL 923,123 100.0